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I'll always hold that we peaked technologically as a civilization (in terms of technology serving humans, and not the other way around) around 1997. We had ever
by ramesh31 5y ago
I'll always hold that we peaked technologically as a civilization (in terms of technology serving humans, and not the other way around) around 1997. We had everything modern; e-mail, the web, instant messaging, cell phones, SMS, video chat, digital cameras, MP3 players, video games, etc. but none of the insane dystopic social media driven algorithmically controlled corporate hellscape nightmare we have today.
- inasmuch 5y agoIn the first Matrix movie, Morpheus (I think?) says something to the effect of, 'The machines created a program designed to simulate the height of human civilization'. The year 1999. I remember thinking it was laughable then, but now …